Iowa DNR
BioNet
River & Stream Biological Monitoring
Fish and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Surveys
Physical Habitat Assessments

Big Muddy Creek Spencer

Invert Sampling Session #6077

Session Data

Sample Date
8/27/2013
Sampling Gear
Artificial Substrate
Lab ID Number
120526
Sample Quality
Poor
Created Date
2/14/2014 6:31:34 AM
Last Update
4/28/2014 1:05:40 PM

Semi-Quantitative Sampling

Replicate Number
1
Dominant Form Periphyton
Nonfilamentous Algae
(LT- Light, MD- Moderate, MH- Moderate/Heavy, HV- Heavy)
Periphyton Growth
LT
Sedimentation/Embededness
MD
Colonization
LT
Comments

No comments recorded.

Collected Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  • Total taxa collected 10
  • Total individuals collected 106
Scientific Name Order Family Common Name # Collected
Cheumatopsyche Trichoptera Hydropsychidae Common Netspinner Caddisflies 11
Chironomidae Diptera Chironomidae Non-Biting Midges, Midges 72
Heptagenia elegantula Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Heptageniidae Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 1
Physa Basommatophora Physidae Physid Snails 2
Pteronarcys Plecoptera Pteronarcyidae Giant Stoneflies 1
Stenacron interpunctatum Ephemeroptera Heptageniidae Flatheaded Mayflies 2
Stenelmis crenata Coleoptera Elmidae Riffle Beetles 3
Trichoptera Trichoptera Caddisflies 1
Tricorythodes Ephemeroptera Leptohyphidae Little Stout Crawler Mayflies 12

= Excluded from taxa count metrics

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